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>From: "Kevin W. Thomas" <address@hidden> >Organization: OU >Keywords: 200301092150.h09LoPt17019 ldm-mcidas SunOS version Kevin, >> Directory Operating system >> -----------------------------+---------------------------- >> pub/binary/sunos_5.7-i86pc Sun Solaris i86pc Version 2.7 >> pub/binary/sunos_5.8-i86pc Sun Solaris i86pc Version 2.8 >> pub/binary/sunos_5.6-sparc Sun Solaris SPARC Version 2.6 >> pub/binary/sunos_5.8-sparc Sun Solaris SPARC Version 2.8 >> pub/binary/sunos_5.9-sparc Sun Solaris SPARC Version 2.9 > >Unidata people... > >Your SunOS names are wrong. > >SunOS 5.6 is Solaris 2.6. >SunOS 5.7 is Solaris 7. >SunOS 5.8 is Solaris 8. >SunOS 5.9 is Solaris 9. > >Sun dropped the "2." part starting at SunOS 5.7. Thanks for the correction. I changed the online ldm-mcidas pages on my.unidata.ucar.edu to reflect this. > Kevin W. Thomas > Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms > University of Oklahoma > Norman, Oklahoma > Email: address@hidden Tom Yoksas